B35612

Shelfmark

Kx.5.14

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Kx.5.15

Author

Hardy

Title

The dynasts :, a drama of the Napoleonic wars, in three parts, nineteen acts, & one hundred and thirty scenes., Part second /, by Thomas Hardy.

Edition

2nd state of 1st ed.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London ;, New York :, Macmillan and Co., ...,, 1906.

Physical description

302, 2 p. ;, 20 cm.

Note

English binding: olive-green cloth ; front blocked in gold with TH monogram medallion ; back plain ; gold-lettered on spine.

Note

2nd state of the 1st edition: [A]3 is a cancel, pasted on a stub.

Note

Purdy suggests that these 2 states originated from a late decision not to print an American edition but simply to send sheets of the English edition to be bound in America instead. Therefore the American copyright notice had to be eliminated - resulting in the cancelled t.p. (See Purdy, p. 125).

Note

See Purdy, p. 124-125.

Added entry--name

macmillan, publisher.

Added entry--place

England, London.

Additional copy

[Another copy:] Kx.5.15

001B35612

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKx.5.14

098##$a[Another copy:] Kx.5.15

100##$aHardy

24514$aThe dynasts :$ba drama of the Napoleonic wars, in three parts, nineteen acts, & one hundred and thirty scenes.$nPart second /$cby Thomas Hardy.

250##$a2nd state of 1st ed.

260##$aLondon ;$aNew York :$bMacmillan and Co., ...,$c1906.

300##$a302, 2 p. ;$c20 cm.

500##$aEnglish binding: olive-green cloth ; front blocked in gold with TH monogram medallion ; back plain ; gold-lettered on spine.

500##$a2nd state of the 1st edition: [A]3 is a cancel, pasted on a stub.

500##$aPurdy suggests that these 2 states originated from a late decision not to print an American edition but simply to send sheets of the English edition to be bound in America instead. Therefore the American copyright notice had to be eliminated - resulting in the cancelled t.p. (See Purdy, p. 125).

500##$aSee Purdy, p. 124-125.

710##$aMacmillan$epublisher.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.